Paper Players #173 - Shaped Cards and Shopping!

Hi there! I haven't fallen off the face of the planet, I promise. I'm back with my project for the fun challenge over at the Paper Players! This week, my fabulous friend Jaydee is hosting a "Shaped Card" challenge. How cool is that?! Speaking of cool...we have a crazy cold front here in South Texas right now. I know that 38 degrees might not seem that cold to some of you, but we are shivering down here! Ack! Please send sweaters and hot chocolate! :)

I have honestly had a crazy week. Like "try not to eat carbs because you are stressed" week. I didn't cave though. It was tough!! When I finally sat down to create a project for this challenge, I didn't know what to do. So, I went for a walk to pick up the mail and inside the mailbox was a pretty envelope containing the holiday catalog from Tiffany & Co. That was my inspiration for the challenge. 

So, in my homage to Tiffany & Co. I created a little "purse card" in Coastal Cabana with some sparkly, girly accents. I used the Eastern Elegance DSP for some pattern and dressed it up a bit. My handbag card was cut by hand (no pattern), which is something I think I have done only one other time. It might not be perfect but it was fun to create. I used an oval die cut to trim round the handle of the purse, then punched out the "middle" of the handle with the XL Oval punch. I am actually going make a few adjustments to the measurements to make this a gift card holder for an upcoming class...and possibly a tutorial.

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, November 29th, 2013 at Noon (PDT). Stop by and say hello to the rest of the Design Team to see what they are sharing this week.   

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile 
Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Before I sign off...I have to share some news. Remember our little three-legged foster kitty Tony "Triple" Paws? Well, he is officially part of our family. He has been with us as a foster since May and did not have ONE single inquiry for adoption through the rescue. Can you believe it? Well, 6 months later, he has blossomed from a scared, angry little guy into a friendly, curious kitty. Not to mention he is adorable! He fits in so well with our family, we honestly felt it wouldn't be fair to him to take him from a life he has come to finally trust after everything he has been through. Triple is adopted and officially part of our pack! :)

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Show Us Your Shape at OCC

Hello and Happy Saturday to you! Hope the first full week of 2012 has been a good one for you. :) It's time for another challenge over at Our Creative Corner and our hostess this week is the lovely Vicki Burdick:

"Show Us your Shape"

Shaped cards. Anything but a square or rectangle.You can find so many cute templates on the internet or use a die or cut file (and your imagination) and show us your shapes!!

I came upon a super-cute, dress template at Stampington & Company. Click the site name for the FREE dress template, along with lots of others. I started out by printing the template on a 8- 1/2" x 11" piece of Blushing Bride card stock, cut it out and scored where directed. Then, because I really like fussy-cutting (*insert sarcastic tone here*), I added more layers of DSP for the front and inside of the card. That dress needed some girly flair, even if it meant more cutting! I just love the new Twitterpated DSP from the Occasions Mini Catty. It looks very shabby-chic and what goes better with "shabby" then lace, ruffles and pearls? 

The layered ruffles add extra dimension to the card. I adhered the ruffled Chantilly Lace Trim under the DSP using Sticky Strip. I tried to get those ruffles even...I almost succeeded. Ugh! :) Then, I stuck down the Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon over the top and wrapped it around all the way through the inside of the card, for a clean finish.

Here is the inside of the card, with a sentiment on layered punches. The edges inside of the card were sponged with Pear Pizzazz ink and then I added some Dazzling Details glitter glue to trim the dress. (I had to get some sparkle in there somewhere, right?) This could also be a cute card for a baby shower invite or a birthday card for a little lady.

Thanks so much for stopping by! The rest of the gals on the Design Team created some awesome projects, as always. I hope you will stop on over to the Our Creative Corner site to check them out and to play along with us this week.  


Have a very HAPPY day! :) 


Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Petite Pairs
Paper: Twitterpated DSP, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Very Vanilla card stock
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red and Blushing Bride Classic ink
Punches: 1" Circle punch, Scalloped Circle punch, Small Oval punch (ret.), Large Oval punch, Scalloped Oval punch, Owl Builder punch (for the centers of the flowers) and Extra-Large Oval punch
Accessories: Chantilly 1/2" Lace Trim, Blushing Bride 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon, Stamping Sponges, Subtles Buttons, Basic Pearls and Stamping Dimensionals